図
map, drawing, plan, extraordinary, audacious
Readings
On'yomi
- ズ
- ト
Kun'yomi
- え
- はか.る
Nanori
- づ
Meaning
図 centers on a visual representation used for planning or understanding: a map, drawing, or diagram. The senses of 'extraordinary' and 'audacious' are less common and may stem from the idea of a bold plan or scheme.
Most common words using 図
24 of 421- 図ずN3
drawing; picture; diagram; figure; illustration; chart; graph; map
- 地図ちずN5
map; atlas; chart; plan
- 図書館としょかんN5
library
- 意図いとN2
intention; aim; design
- 図るはかるN1
to plan; to attempt; to devise
- 図鑑ずかんN2
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
- 構図こうず
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
- 図書としょN3
books
- 合図あいずN4
sign; signal; cue
- 図解ずかい
(explanatory) diagram; illustration
- 図面ずめん
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
- 図形ずけいN2
figure; shape; graphic
- 図式ずしき
diagram; graph; schema
- 図々しいずうずうしいN3
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
- 指図さしずN1
directions; instructions; orders; command
- 製図せいずN1
drafting; drawing
- 図柄ずがら
design; pattern
- 系図けいず
family tree; pedigree; genealogy
- 図版ずはん
plate; illustration; figure
- 縮図しゅくず
reduced drawing; miniature copy
- 図表ずひょうN2
chart; diagram; graph; figure
- 図示ずしN1
showing by a diagram; illustrating; representing graphically
- 企図きと
plan; project; scheme
- 意図的いとてき
intentional; on purpose
Study
Etymology
図 is the modern simplified form of 圖. The older form combines 囗 (enclosure) with 啚, which likely contributed the sound and the idea of a map or plan. The modern inner shape is a simplification.
Meaning mnemonic
The outer box 囗 is like a frame or border, and the inner strokes look like a sketch of a map or floor plan. Picture a framed drawing used for planning.
Reading mnemonic
For ズ, imagine a zoo map: the zoo map is a 図, and 'zoo' cues ズ.